[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Wells-next-the-Sea U.D.C.

  • Wells-next-the-Sea (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Wells-next-the-Sea U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    4 Copy/. htJifL Ae-t-t <Aa a . C &ib£ v IV 1 i J AREA. POPULATION. INHABITED HOUSESo RATEABLE VALUE. OCCUPATIONS ■TV, c a. l jt v.^ n £ The_area of j -—e> -n *i <*> 1/ .strict comprises 2025 acres.. rmhoni 1 i <3 r»ha.1 If - C’ f.Vl a I'l •) < • - A ' _.U X tw V at. V U V/ a A A. IV / V '•/ I is very light, subsoil is chalk« xuc population, which at’ the last census was 649, is now estimated at 2683. ... 1-0 Humber of inhabited houses ~ 700 2 number of lamiiiea or separate occupiers Value is about 700, m_ t-;, j. x. ”• i i_G Raueacle ■?'7V.‘7-Q O'-' f uO'J 2 A Penny Rate brings in £30. m m vW • DEATHS. BIRTHS. INFECTIOUS DISEASES. ? . HOSPITALS. . Tbs chief occupations of the inhabitants are farm labourers, maltsters, shopkeepers and fisherman. There are no industries which have a deleterious action upon the health of those employed in them In this district. Wages in the district, particularly those of the Agricultural labourers, are 1ow? but rents for the most part are small, the majority of the Cottages being old and in the more crowded parts without Gardens. \_t The number of deaths registered is 41; the death much higher than it has been for -/ears. rate is 15*2 _ When, however, one investigates the ages it i that of the 26 f enrol eg excluding the infant of that 3 were over SO T iyr-r\>;< Cr W A •• • J 10 over 80 and l7 eve: •I c; •s/ »AaJaU AS 4£2 is p - v*; ^ \ hf! j* t \J o.*^ 14. I.v JLC/» u vt* ;v the average age at dea,th of the women was 74, and taking both sexes the average age- at death was 63*7. The only death under one year was that of a newly bom infant of 15 minutes. Of the 41 deaths registered, 6 were from heart disease; 4 from cancer • 4 from bronchitis and 3 from Pulmonary Tuberculosis! The birth rate continues very low - 13,4 » There were only 35 births in the town - 19 mU.es and 16 females; 3 were illegitimate. There was no serious epic -c of any infectious\ disease during 1925. Influenza ms prevalent in late January and early February when the Council Schools wer'o closed. Three fresh cases of Tuberculosis were \ notified, one pulmonary?(female, age 27;} two non- pulmonary (female, age 25 and male', age 4.) Of the three »• deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis, two were ml3, ages 52 and 63 and one female, age 36. Three cases of pneumonia and one of scarlet fever were notified. The only Hospital in the district is the Tells Sc District Cottage Hospital, 6 beds, 2 cots; supported by voluntary contributions.